I thought the entire structure was different. The MOD was supposed to be heavier, thicker, and provide improved sound deadening. Maybe this was supposed to be more similar to the current painted hard tops on the Jeeps, where we can all easily see that the MIC is the cheaper, crappier version of that.
It's not metal, it will be fiberglass or sheet moulding compound (SMC).
Good to know. That makes more sense. I was basing it being sheet metal off of the ~50% heavier claim from Ford, and this bad article https://www.kbb.com/car-news/ford-bronco-metal-hardtops-delayed-into-2023-model-year/
Spell check alert, writer allowed spell check to change the word Modular to Metal, and not having a clue what they were writing about, did not even see the error.
I was told by my sales guy, MIC through parts was $7k. I won't be surprised if MOD is closer to 10k by the time you have it sent and painted.
Depends on what each person wants out of it. I liked the ability to remove the rear side windows, and more importantly to me - I like the look of the painted better, and feel it'll hold up better long term as far as fading goes. I've had my Flex 13 years now, and much of the plastic is now light gray where it was originally black. I was trying to avoid that.
Given they announced MOD would be '23, why would the black painted top appear on a '22 Raptor? I get it's a special model, but still.
No, it was announced several months ago that Ford dropped Webasto for the MOD
Lol...Watch it, every time I trash Webasto someone gets all @ss hurt about it.
Oh okay I wasn’t sure. The company I work for supplies weather sealing for the pop out windows and we have been shipping them to Webasto
I swear I read a article stating Webasto was building a new plant or two(?) because of bronco demand? I’m so f’ing confused with all this MIC and MOD...and Ford dropped Webasto??
It was mentioned that Webasto will comtinie to make the MIC (for now?) but they contracted a new company (still I know who?) to take over the MOD.I swear I read a article stating Webasto was building a new plant or two(?) because of bronco demand? I’m so f’ing confused with all this MIC and MOD...and Ford dropped Webasto??
Who is building hard tops today, right now?
I trashed Webasto this morning in a thread, was it all for nothing?
So this means no hard top orders will get filled until the new company gets on-line/up and running.
I posted about a week or so ago another person had sourced the MIC through parts for $8K. We know that painted parts don't come painted when ordered from the parts counter. An additional cost of painting is done when it arrives so you are probably correct with the $10K price.
A few months ago one insider saw a Webasto fiberglass mod top. Perhaps even with the contract being pulled Webasto is continuing development on their own in the hope they can convince Ford to give them another shot.
